REC Warranty
REC Warranty Conditions - REC N-Peak Products
Rev B . Ref: NE
Limited Warranty Certificate for REC N-Peak solar panels
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(Limited Warranty)
(valid as of October , )
This Limited Warranty covers all the above named REC solar panels (as defined above
) delivered to REC customers on or aer
October ,
, and is valid in all member states of the European Union, the European Economic Area, countries belonging to
the Eastern European Group
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and further countries as listed below
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.
REC SOLAR PTE. LTD. (hereaer the ‘Warrantor’ or ‘REC’) issues the following voluntary warranty to the end-user who purchased
the Product in one of the states mentioned above and put the Product into use for the first time (the ‘Original End-User’). In
addition to the rights under this Limited Warranty, the Original End-User may be entitled to statutory warranty rights under
applicable national laws which shall not be affected or limited in any way by this Limited Warranty.
I. Product Warranty
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Limited Warranty, for a period of years from the date of purchase by the Original
End-User (not exceeding a maximum period of . years from the date of production as identified on the Product), REC warrants
that the Products:
• Are free from defects in material and workmanship if installed and used in accordance with the installation instructions
available to download from www.recgroup.com; and
• Will remain safe and operational if cable and connector plugs are installed professionally and are not permanently positioned
in water; provided however, that damage to the cable caused by abrasion on a rough surface due to insufficient fixing or to
unprotected running of the cable over sharp edges is excluded. Damage caused by animals is also excluded; and
• Will not experience freezing up of the aluminum frames if installed correctly.
The outer appearance of the Product, including scratches, stains, rust, mould, discoloration and other signs of normal wear and
tear, which occurred aer delivery or installation, do not constitute defects, provided the functionality of the Product is not
affected. Glass breakage constitutes a defect only if not caused by any external influence.
If a defect (or serial defect
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) occurs during the Warranty Period affecting the functionality of the Product, REC will, at its sole
option:
• Repair the defective Product; or
• Replace the Product with an equivalent product; or
• Refund the current market price of an equivalent product at the time of the claim.
II. Power Output Warranty
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Limited Warranty, REC warrants that the actual power output of the Product will
reach at least of the nameplate power output specified on the Product during the first year (calculated from the date of
production as identified on the Product). From the second year, the actual power output will decline annually by no more than
. for a period of years, so that by the end of the th year, an actual output of at least of the nameplate power
output specified on the Product will be achieved.
This Power Output Warranty covers only reduced performance due to natural degradation of the glass, the solar cell, the
embedding foil, the junction box and interconnections under normal use.
If the Product does not reach the warranted power output levels set out above when measured by the Warrantor or by an
accredited independent measuring institute
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agreed to prior to testing by the Warrantor, under standard test conditions (IEC
) and taking into account a ± tolerance range, then REC will, at its sole option:
• Repair the Product; or
• Replace the Product with an equivalent product or to supply additional panels as necessary to achieve the warranted
percentage of specified power output; or
• Refund the current market price of an equivalent product at the time of the claim.
Including product variants with one or more of the suffixes: Black, Q, and excluding panels showing Q, as part of the product name.
This warranty is also valid for products delivered to REC customers before October , , which were held in stock by the customer, and were commissioned
aer October , , on installations of less than kW size only. In such cases, proof of system commissioning must accompany the claim submission.
As defined by the regional groups of Member States to the United Nations General Assembly (www.un.int).
This Limited Warranty also includes the countries of Andorra, Israel, Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino, Switzerland, Turkey and the Vatican City.
Serial defects can only be confirmed by REC as a serial defect event in accordance with REC standards of serial defects.
Examples: Fraunhofer ISE, TÜV Rheinland, UL or equivalent as discussed and agreed by REC prior to testing.
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